Consumer Advocates Sue NHTSA For Ignoring Automatic Emergency Braking Petition
The agency’s response to request for rules requiring new technologies is six months overdue, according to the report.
Canadian Insurance Company Offers Drivers A Discount For Using Automatic Emergency Braking
The 15 percent discount will be available to all Aviva Canada-insured drivers and will be applied to their policy automatically upon purchase or renewal.
Global NCAP Annual Awards Recognize Promoters Of Consumer Protection And Innovation In Vehicle Safety
The winners this year are the UN World Forum for Harmonisation of Vehicle Regulations, Thatcham Research and consumer champion Ralph Nader.
MACS ACtion Magazine Honored With 4 IAMC Awards
The International Automotive Media Competition program recognizes and encourages excellence in all forms of automotive media from works published, aired or broadcasted in 2015.
MACS Introduces 3-Part Webinar Series On Mobile A/C Best Practices
MACS has taken the industry-standard mobile A/C training seminar and broken it down into three core components: How mobile A/C works, testing and troubleshooting and best practice repair methods.
MEMA Testifies To House Subcommittee On NHTSA Oversight
As the automotive industry moves forward with increased collaboration with regulators, MEMA believes that NHTSA’s use of the NCAP program, voluntary agreements and rulemaking has the potential to address many of the industry’s current challenges.
Research And Markets: Automatic Braking For Trucks Taking Longer To Develop Than Cars
Research from the University of Michigan Transportation Research Institute has found that automatic emergency braking (AEB) could decrease truck fatalities by between 44 percent to 47 percent, leading four key groups within the trucking industry to call for industry-wide AEB implementation.
US DOT, IIHS Announce Historic Commitment: 20 Automakers To Make Automatic Emergency Braking Standard On New Vehicles
Automakers that have committed to the new standard include: Audi, BMW, FCA US LLC, Ford, General Motors, Honda, Hyundai, Jaguar Land Rover, Kia, Maserati, Mazda, Mercedes-Benz, Mitsubishi Motors, Nissan, Porsche, Subaru, Tesla Motors Inc., Toyota, Volkswagen and Volvo Car USA.
Bosch Commends DOT, NHTSA Initiatives To Accelerate Safety And Autonomous Vehicle Technologies
The U.S. DOT announced a series of initiatives, including a proposed $4 billion over 10 years for automated and connected vehicle pilot projects to encourage development and adoption of vehicle safety technologies. In addition, NHTSA’s enhanced New Car Assessment Program places a focus on safety technology for crash avoidance, pedestrian detection and protection.
Dozens Of New Products Unveiled At COMTRANS’15 International Commercial Vehicle Exhibition
Over five days, the exhibition was attended by 16,173 professionals in the car and transport industry and 225 Russian and international representatives of the media.
